Modern store equipment



July 11, 1939.

M. Lx-:vlNE ET AL MODERN STORE EQUIPMENT Filed sept. 29, 1957 INVENTORS Morrzls er/32e Patented July 11, 1939 2,165,930

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFECE MODERN STORE EQUIPMENT Morris Levine and Max Branfeld, New York, N. Y.

Application September 29, 1937, Serial No. 166,284

3 Claims. (Cl. S12-140.1)

This invention relates to new and useful imto be understood that we do not limit ourselves provements in modern store equipments. to the precise constructions herein disclosed and The invention has for an object the constructhe right is reserved to all changes and modification of equipments for use in a store adapted to tions coming within the scope of the invention 5 modernize the same. It is proposed to speciflcalas defined in the appended claims. 5 ly provide a modernized counter for a modern- Having thus described our invention, what we ized store. claim as new, and desire to secure by United States For further comprehension of the invention, Letters Patent is: and of the objects and advantages thereof, refl. In a counter, a hollow body having a partialerence will be had to the following description 1y opened front side, and means for resiliently 10 and accompanying drawing, and to the appended closing said open side to provide a comfortable claims in which the various novel featuresy of surface against which ones knees are adapted the invention are more particularly set forth. to rest while standing at said counter.

In the accompanying drawing forming a Ina- 2. In a counter, a hollow body having a parterial part of this disclosure: tially opened front side, and means for resiliently 15 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the counter closing said open side to provide a comfortable constructed according to this invention. surface against which ones knees are adapted to Fig. 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view rest while standing at said counter, comprising taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. a plurality of vertical barsI of a length slightly Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional shorter than the height of said opening and 20 view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. spaced with relation to each other along the width Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the countof said opening, springs for each end of said bars er, with the padding removed. and said springs having one of their ends at- The counter according to this invention contached to the ends of said bars and the other sists of a hollow body 22Pv having a top serving of their ends attached to the edge portions of 25 portion 22h. This top serving portion is formed the bar at the top and bottom of said spring, from a top layer 38 and a bottom layer 39, of and padding material extended across the front different widths so as to provide a passage 40 of said opening with its back face resting flush on which glasses may be rested. A fiange poragainst the outer face of said bars.

tion 4| is formed on the free edge of the part 39. 3. In a counter, a hollow body having a par- 30 An ornamental molding 42 is extended around tially opened front side, and means for resiliently the upper edge of the table portion and serves closing said open side to provide a comfortable as artistic decoration. The vertical sides of the surface against which ones knees are adapted serving counter are formed with ornamented pad to rest while standing at said counter, comprisor cushion material 43 behind which there are ing a plurality of vertical bars of a length slight- 35 a plurality of vertical reinforcement rods 44 suply shorter than the height of said opening and ported at their ends by springs 45. 'Ihe front spaced with relation to each other along the wall of the counter is formed with an opening width of said opening, springs for each end of and the bars 44 are Slightly ShOIeI than the said bars and said springshaving one of their height 0f the Opening. and the Springs 45 have ends attached to the ends of said bars and the 40 one of their ends attached to the ends of the other of their ends attached to the edge porbars 45 and the other of their ends attached to tions of the bar at the top and bottom of said material of the counter above and below the spring, and padding material extended across the opening for resiliently supporting the bars Withfront of said opening with its back face resting 45 in the opening. These rods 44 are arranged flush against the outer face of said bars, said 45 in the vertical and the Springs 45 connect with front side being formed with an inset portion 110D and bOOm DOIOIIS Of the IOdS DIODSI- into which said bars and said padding material The arrangement is such that the sides of the are mounted to permit ones knees to be bent bar, that is, the cushion portion 43, is particuslightly before engaging against said padding lally Soft and ShOllld anyone come in contact material after which further bending of ones 5o with it, it is adapted to flex inwards due to the knees will cause said material to be flexed insprings 45 which support the reinforcement wards. bars 44.

While we have illustrated and described the MORRIS LEVINE.

preferred embodiments of our invention, it is MAX BRANFELD. 55 

